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It will be the first of three air shows in 2017, as the museum marks 100 years since work first began to construct the First World War air base.

The confirmed flying programme for the festival includes the Breitling Wingwalkers, the world’s only aerobatic formation wing-walking team and The Blades, a world-class aerobatic display team of RAF fast jet and former Red Arrows pilots.

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The museum will also host the only flying de Havilland Sea Vixen, which was used during the Cold War in the 1960s and 70s, in the world.

Other planes on display include the North American OV-10 Bronco, which was used for counter-insurgency operations during the Vietnam War, and the 1940s Noorduyn Norseman, which can operate on land, water and ice.

‘Early bird’ tickets for the festival, which takes place on May 27 and 28, are now available.